100 firefighters from Ukraine arrived in Athens to help put out the fires that have been burning in many parts of Greece for three days.
The news was announced via his personal twitter account by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
As he stressed, he raised the issue with the cabinet and then a decision was made to send 100 experienced Ukrainian firefighters “to help Greece overcome the devastating fires in several parts of the country.”
I set the task to the government @Kabmin_UA to assist Greece in overcoming the devastating fires in some parts of the country. On Friday, the Cabinet of Ministers is to make a decision to send 100 of our experienced firefighters with the necessary equipment to help 🇬🇷.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 5, 2021